แบ่งตัว(bàeng dtuua)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] divide (of a cell)

of a cell or simple organism, to split into two or more parts, often as a way to reproduce

Examples

อะมีบาà-mee-baaอะมีบาà-mee-baaamoeba; single-celled organism with pseudopodiaขยายพันธุ์kă-yăai panขยายพันธุ์kă-yăai pan1[to] propagate (plants); breed (animals)2[to] propagate; multiply (organisms/microbes)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughการแบ่งตัวgaan bàeng dtuuaการแบ่งตัวgaan bàeng dtuuacell division
Amoebas reproduce by dividing.
2VerbB1

[to] split up (into groups/tasks)

to separate people into smaller groups or send them to different places to do different tasks

Examples

คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilแบ่งตัวbàeng dtuuaแบ่งตัวbàeng dtuua1[to] divide (of a cell)2[to] split up (into groups/tasks)กันไปgan bpaiกันไปgan bpaitogether; keep doing [sth]ทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àat1[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] clean2[to] do cleaningห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroom
The teacher had the students split up to clean the classroom.

Word Breakdown

แบ่งbàengแบ่งbàeng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
แบ่งตัวbàeng dtuuaแบ่งตัวbàeng dtuua[to] divide (of a cell)